WarnerTV has announced a September 25 premiere date for Gotham, this year’s most anticipated new TV drama.This prequel series explores the extraordinary good-versus-evil struggles in broken Gotham City; a city that’s the birthplace of the world’s most infamous criminals and legendary superheroes. To celebrate the launch, WarnerTV will also host “Gotham Villain Hunt” in Metro Manila, a nod to the sinister escapades of The Penguin, one of the series’ eccentric criminal masterminds.
The origins story of these DC Comics super-villains and vigilantes, reveals an entirely new chapter that’s never been told before –before Batman, there was Gotham.From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (The Mentalist, Rome), this one-hour drama follows one cop’s rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the genesis of one of the most popular superheroes of our time.
With a reputation synonymous with law and order, Commissioner James Gordon (Ben McKenzie of The O.C.fame) is one of the crime world’s greatest foes. Everyone knows the name. But what is known of Gordon’s rise from rookie detective to police commissioner? And what did it take to navigate the layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world’s most iconic villains?
The crime drama follows Gordon’s turbulent and singular rise through the Gotham City police department, it also focuses on the characters who will become DC Comics’ most renowned and enduring villains, including a teenaged Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman (Camren Bicondova) and Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor). Also making its debut in the criminal roster is notorious gang boss Fish Mooney, played by popular actress, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
It is The Penguin that is the focus for the series’ early story arc and, later this month, in the build up to the WarnerTV premiere, Filipinoswill have the chance of taking part in a city-wide scavenger hunt to find over a thousand penguins.
To take part in the “Gotham Villain Hunt”, scavengerswill need to find a foot-tall limited-edition Gotham-branded penguin.Clues on the hunt locations will be disseminated via WarnerTV’s Facebook page as well as special radio announcements.
Lucky hunterswould not only be able to keep the penguin, but secure access to a lucky draw of prizes ranging from exclusive branded premiums to high-end electronics. They can also post pics of their captive penguins on #GothamonWTV!
Gotham has been fast-tracked to Asia and debuts on Thursday, September 25 at 9pm, just two calendar days after the US world premiere.WarnerTV is available on SKYcable channel 77, Destiny Cable channel 218 and Cignal channel 66. Contact your cable operator to subscribe now.